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Special characters may be used when searching. Put quotes ("") around text to find the exact order or put a minus (-) sign before any words that should be excluded in the results.

Advanced Search Help

Select the checkbox in order to use special characters when searching. Special characters allow you to narrow or expand your search results. Here are a few examples, where text inside [ ] is the search string used:

Phrase Search (“”)
Put quotes around text to find the exact order. A search for [“Water System”] will result in all instances where the word System is used right after Water. This search will miss pages that refer to Water Distribution System.

Exclude Words (-)
Put a minus sign before any words that should be excluded in the results. A search for [Water -System] will provide search results with all instances of Water where the word System is not used.

“s” and other word endings ($)
Add the dollar sign ($) directly before the singular form of a word to include plurals and endings like “ing”. A search for [dirty $bomb] will provide search results that include Dirty Bomb and Dirty Bombs.